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Post by Phil on Jun 16, 2011 7:56:18 GMT -5
Thanks man and yeah go for it, just credit me as Phil, then link to the travelling camera club, maybe a little blurb about what it is.
thanks
P.s thanks for taking part in the forum.
Also I'll be emailing you pretty soon about being a writer, I'm just having trouble catching up with everything.
thanks phil
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Post by kazookulele on Jun 17, 2011 1:49:53 GMT -5
How do you post photos from flickr? I can't figure it out.
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Post by Phil on Jun 17, 2011 6:34:32 GMT -5
Hey kazookulele, welcome to the club house! So its pretty simple, find a picture you want to post, click on actions, then view all sizes, it should come up with a page that say small medium, large www.flickr.com/photos/stubby42/5613689373/sizes/l/in/photostream/Like this. Click on medium, the right click on it and copy the image location. No go to our messageboard, above theres a series of buttons, click the one that looks like a photo, its in between the envelope with an arrow and the world and a page. or type [/ img] but with no spaces, paste the code inbetween those tags www.flickr.com/photos/stubby42/5613689373/sizes/l/in/photostream/[/ img] so it looks like this but again with no spaces and your image will be posted. Looking forward to seeing your photos!
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Post by kazookulele on Jun 17, 2011 21:36:06 GMT -5
Thanks Phil! Here are some pics I took with a disposable at the Winnipeg Folk Fest last summer... It involved a lot of sitting around in the sun... smoking cigarettes... lying in the grass... and eating. Don't forget to be awesome.
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Post by Phil on Jun 18, 2011 10:14:34 GMT -5
Oh man I love the photos, it's like you've captured summer and it reminds me how good single use cameras are, I can totally feature them on the blog!
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Post by terryfunk on Jun 19, 2011 8:57:48 GMT -5
It will make you a better digital photographer. I've been an amateur photographer since I was 13 years old. My 1st camera was a Kodak No.1A Autographic Jr with a meniscus lens. It had been my family for at least 60 yrs. at that time. It took great B&W photos. By today's standards it was rather primitive. I'd use it now but 116 film is no longer made for it and I don't want to mess with loading 120 film for it. So why disposable cameras? Most photographers will laugh at taking photos with a single use camera...until they try it. First it makes you think about the photograph you're getting ready to shoot. Since there are no controls on the camera other than flash and a spring loaded shutter you have to pay more attention to composition and lighting of each shot. Single use cameras have some limitations but not many. The exposure latitude you get with color negative film is quite amazing if all you've ever used is digital. As yet, digital cannot measure up to the range you can get with film. Here's an example taken with a Kodak HD single use camera. For some reason the camera malfunctioned and part of my roll ended up with landscapes that looked like the following. I was disappointed to say the least. So I tried to fix it by importing it into Picasa 3 and making a few minor adjustments. Here's the result below. I was amazed and forgot what latitude color negative film has over digital cameras. I had forgotten that color negative film is VERY forgiving with highlights. However, it's the shadows you have to watch. With digital it's the opposite. Additionally, the Kodak HD has an Ektanar two element lens that makes the photos sharp. Here's another couple of examples... Lots of contrast in the lighting... Panorama using Autostitch... Disadvantages of single use cameras... Personally, I like to control the image as much as possible in the camera. If I can get it just right in the camera then it will require very little time in my photo editing software. I've never used Photoshop and use Picasa 3 90% of the time. Even then it's mainly for cropping and resizing. Single use cameras won't let you control the image in camera. This is why thinking about lighting is critical in order to get decent photos. Overcoming the closeup limitations... A big disadvantage of single use cameras is that you can't get closer than 4 feet (1.2 meters) and still have your subject in focus. That is easy to overcome in your photos taken with these cameras. Because of the quality of the color negative you can zoom in and resize the photo with very little loss of detail of the photo. Here's an example below after scanning on a consumer grade Epson scanner... Here's the original scan... Here's what I ended up with after some minor manipulations in Picasa 3... Knowing the limits of your single use camera and using those limitations to your advantage I believe is the key to good photographs. The next time you pick up a disposable camera give a lot of thought to the lighting and composition of each shot. You'll probably find that the photos you take are beautiful and quite acceptable. The extra benefit is that you'll find yourself doing the same thing when you use your digital camera. All the above photos were taken with a Kodak HD. It has an Ektanar 2 element aspheric lens and it loaded with ISO 800 color film.
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Post by Phil on Jun 19, 2011 17:36:07 GMT -5
Mate I loved your article and those are some amazing photos, thank you for taking the time to write it!
Its a really inspiring piece and I loved your story about your first camera!
I started out digital then moved onto film later, when I was out in canada on an exchange program I took a class on black and white film photography and fell in love with it.
My first camera was a canon AE 1.
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Post by terryfunk on Jun 19, 2011 18:46:18 GMT -5
Disposable cameras are a challenge and are also fun. Panoramas in particular are a challenge. But if you do a few key things when taking the photo then it's not too difficult. I took this shot holding the camera vertically and from left to right it covers about 90 degrees field of view.
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Post by terryfunk on Jun 19, 2011 19:02:35 GMT -5
Phil, thanks for the compliment on the article! I had a Canon AE-1 too! It was my 4th camera and I wish I had it now! hahaha. I sold it when I went 'digital' and have regretted selling it. I purchased it when it first came out and it accompanied me the last trip I made to Chiapas, MX in 1981-82. It was a tough little camera too.
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Post by terryfunk on Jun 20, 2011 21:28:02 GMT -5
30 years ago I took the following photograph with a Canon AE-1 near Saltillo, Mexico on Kodachrome 25 slide film. It wasn't until recently when I purchased a consumer grade scanner that I realized I had shot a panorama. I had long forgotten about it until I scanned the slides. As most of you know, disposable cameras are fun and make decent photos. Stretching the camera to its limits is a challenge. One of the ways to 'stretch' a single use camera is to take handheld panorama photos with them. I'll describe below how I do it. It's nothing fancy but does take some planning to get it right and you'll need the free autostitch software available here. cvlab.epfl.ch/~brown/autostitch/autostitch.htmlThe Basics... The keys to taking a panorama photo with a disposable camera (or any other camera for that matter) is planning your shot and to anchor an object or objects from one frame to the next. For example...a 2-shot panorama could be shot by hand the following way... This is the simplest way to take a panorama photo. You should your 'anchor' on the right in the first frame and in the second frame it should be on the left. Next are multiple horizontally handheld panoramas. The principle is the same and here's how to do it. It's the same way as above only you repeat the process as many times as you want. I have found in general that the more frames the better the panorama. However, you can get a vastly different photo by taking the shots with the camera held vertically. It's done the same way but takes a little more planning on your part and twice the number of frames. I believe their unique quality reflects more how the eye sees things and seems to give a depth to the photo that you don't normally get. Getting fancy... If you have tools and a little knowledge of woodworking you could build a universal tripod mount for your disposable cameras and take nearly flawless panoramas. You could even incorporate bubble levels if you wanted. About the autostitch software Autostitch is fantastic software and makes 'stitching' the panorama simple and automatic. The only problem with it is that you have to reset the Options each time you use it and you don't get to save the file with the name you want. It always defaults to pano.jpg. If you have a digital camera you can practice with that at first until you get the hang of it. That way you won't blow away a bunch of wasted shots on film. Once you feel confident try a few shots on a disposable camera. I hope this helps someone get more enjoyment out of their disposable camera. My next attempts will be something like a 2-tiered panorama and with the autostitch software it's easy to do.
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Post by codyjgraham on Jun 21, 2011 10:03:00 GMT -5
I love that photo, so random and unexpected. I checked out your sit and I really love your photography you've got skills! Thanks! i appreciate it so much!
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Post by Phil on Jun 21, 2011 17:04:51 GMT -5
No problem mate, p.s I'm really looking forward to reading your interview! Also every now and again i try and do a 365 photo challenge but I usually only make it to day 30 then I sort of stop not on purpose but once I've missed a few I find it really hard to catch up so I kind of give up. Anyway this is one of my favourite photos from my last attempt at the 365: I was shooting at night, had all the lights on in the kitchen plus five desk lamps, I was shooting at 3200 and my camera still thought it was dark. The problem was I was trying to use a high shutter speed but couldnt create enough light, that was the best I could do. I think this is probably my favourite photo I've ever taken!
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Post by terryfunk on Jun 21, 2011 20:16:08 GMT -5
Phil, these are quite nice!! Yes, I agree with the 'water' photo...that is quite unique and very appealing.
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Post by Phil on Jun 22, 2011 18:33:16 GMT -5
Thanks.
Oh and I forgot to add your articles are amazing, totally adding them to the list ready to be blogged!
thank you for all the help.
Also I'm really looking forward to trying some of these things out I havent been all that adventrous with my photography so it will be fun.
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Post by Phil on Jun 24, 2011 10:55:15 GMT -5
Interesting, i've actually had a lot of problems with single use cameras in terms of the amount of info the film actually stores, I've had a lot of trouble blowing up the images past a 7 by 5 even when I pay for it to be done at a photo lab.
Still, its interesting to see that you've found a technique that works.
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